Dropping a lineSenior Lunch Bunch learns to fish

September 13, 2006|GREG SWIERCZ Tribune Staff Writer

A fishing hole, some wax worms and a whole lot of luck offered those at the Senior Lunch Bunch last Wednesday a chance to reminisce. All but one of the participants in the fishing demonstration at Ferrettie-Baugo Creek County Park in Osceola had fished in the past. Some had done so recently. One woman had brought her own rod and tackle. One visitor -- a chemistry professor from Mexico who was visiting the University of Notre Dame -- laughed with glee as she fished for the first time. Brooke Artley with the St. Joseph County Parks Department walked everyone through the basics of fishing: baiting hooks, casting out the line and other tips. But as all the people headed for Lake Osceola, a little patience, a baited hook and a bit of luck allowed a lucky few to land the fish -- small bluegill, which were released -- but fish nonetheless.